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FZNT25 KNHC 170923
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM ANDROS ISLAND TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL
TRACK THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY. A STATIONARY FRONT
OVER FAR NW WATERS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A RIDGE ALONG
27N WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 30N TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL REMAIN
THROUGH SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH FAR SE WATERS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO
S 10 TO 15 KT KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 FT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 24N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. W OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E OF 80W 15 TO 20 KT
E OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 EXCEPT S OF 24N 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
FAR NW PORTION NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 78W AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF
24N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT W OF 78W 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PART.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS OVER W PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
24N E OF 68W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT E
OF BAHAMAS INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N E OF 68W LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NE GULF WILL
LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH THU. A TROUGH WILL TRACK FROM
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN S OF 25N THROUGH THU
NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL
CYCLONE...WILL TRACK THROUGH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND
WEAKEN. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SYSTEM WILL PASS INTO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 25N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
FAR S PORTION SAT. .SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE THIS
AFTERNOON AND BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N
SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...THE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W WILL SLOW AS A LOW PRES
SYSTEM DEVELOPS ALONG IT THU. THE LOW WILL LIE NEAR 16N82W BY
THU NIGHT AND TRACK INTO THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT...
POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND WEAKEN. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT...THEN MOVE INTO
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 25 KT
TONIGHT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND
TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW PRES...POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
E OF 83W S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
BEHIND LOW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW.
.FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
19N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E OF SE BEHIND LOW.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E
TO SE BEHIND LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR LOW. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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